Vietnam War
Witness History. Thich Quang Duc: Buddhist monk who set himself on fire. Audio, 9 minutes
In June 1963, Thich Quang Duc set himself alight in protest against the government
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- Posted11 November
Short History Of... The Vietnam War. Audio, 55 minutes
The Vietnam War was a brutal, un-winnable conflict which reshaped global geopolitics
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Revisionist History. Saigon, 1965. Audio, 42 minutes
In the 1960s the Pentagon set up a research project in an old villa in downtown Saigon.
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- Posted23 August
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- Posted30 July
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- Posted25 June
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- Posted11 June
Revisionist History. “I Was A Stranger and You Welcomed Me” Audio, 34 minutes
Do we underestimate the value of ordinary acts of kindness?
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Glued Up: The Sticky Story of Humanity. War and Wounds. Audio, 14 minutes
The accidental invention of superglue has saved lives on battlefields and operating tables
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Outlook. Agent Orange: A Vietnamese grandmother's last battle. Audio, 27 minutes
Tran To Nga is fighting to get compensation for victims of the toxic herbicide
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Witness History. Vietnam War: Stopping nuclear disaster. Audio, 9 minutes
In 1975, physicist Wally Hendrickson prevented nuclear disaster in Vietnam
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Wally, the Reluctant Nuclear Hero. Audio, 28 minutes
The story of Wally, the physicist that prevented nuclear disaster during the Vietnam war.
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Real Dictators. Pol Pot Part 3: Vietnam War, Cambodian Revolution. Audio, 51 minutes
Pol Pot emerges from the Vietnam War to become the most powerful man in the land.
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HARDtalk. Daniel Ellsberg: The dangers of military might. Audio, 23 minutes
Another chance to listen to our 2022 interview with the Pentagon Papers whistleblower
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- Posted17 June 2023
Witness History. Sir Don McCullin’s photo of a US marine. Audio, 9 minutes
In 1968, British photographer travelled to Vietnam for his second ever war assignment
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- Posted5 May 2023
The Documentary Podcast. Laos: the most bombed country on earth. Audio, 28 minutes
50 years since the last US bombs fell on Laos, they’re still killing and maiming.
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Crossing Continents. Laos: the most bombed country on earth. Audio, 29 minutes
50 years since the last US bombs fell on Laos, they’re still killing and maiming.
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Witness History. Kieu Chinh: A real Hollywood story. Audio, 9 minutes
In 1974, actress Kieu Chinh found herself on a farm cleaning up after chicken
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The Documentary Podcast. No place like 'Nam. Audio, 52 minutes
Meet the Vietnam war veterans who have decided to leave the USA and retire to Vietnam
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- Posted14 February 2023
On This Day. 23 Jan 1973: Nixon announces Vietnam peace deal. Audio, 3 minutes
Peace treaty heralds the end of US involvement in the Vietnam War.
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